Where do you want to live and practice?

[oaklandguy]

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Australia, Sweden, or Dubai.

 

[Morsetlis]

^ One of those countries is unlike the others.

 

[bookfreak89]

I think you guys just don't know how awesome the Cali weather and beaches are.

Seriously. I have spent summers in the East Coast and I absolutely couldn't stand it. Humid as all hell. First time I experienced humidity felt like I was freaking melting. Apparently, the South has even worse than the East Coast.

California = 0% humidity. Thank the freaking heavens. California is awesome, too bad state's economy sucks now and cost of living is very high in the places I would like to live. That's why I will work in area where the cost of living is cheap for a period of time and save some money. That way I can be able to have monies to spend in California when I move back. Otherwise, trying to buy a nice (or even decent) home (among other things) in SF, LA, or SD as soon as you become an attending will cost you a pretty penny.

Oh, also considering being involved with some projects in another country when I am older, so we will see what happens with that. 😎

 

[ceng2doc]

I'll have to concede that living expenses / house prices are way better where there's no beaches.

Check the house prices in Tampa, Sarasota, etc. in Florida, then. I don't think any other place can beat the beaches in here.

 

[justinbaily]

excellent state

Agreed. Virginia is great.

 

[illegallysmooth]

My take:

Arizona, Texas - I don't think I could handle that heat, even though it's mostly dry heat. Maybe Austin though? I like being near some sort of body of water.
Cali - LOVE Cali, but really not up for the smog in certain parts, plus the cost of living is ridic. If I could find a decently priced home and nice town in the Bay area, that's a possibility.
Virginia, North Carolina - Probably my front runners now. Decent COL, proximity to large cities, and the water.
Mass or Rhode Island - A possibility, but the COL alarms me.
Tampa area - definitely a possiblity. I might go to school in Bradenton, so we'll see how I handle the humidity.

 

[jl lin]

Seriously. I have spent summers in the East Coast and I absolutely couldn't stand it. Humid as all hell. First time I experienced humidity felt like I was freaking melting. Apparently, the South has even worse than the East Coast.

California = 0% humidity. Thank the freaking heavens. California is awesome, too bad state's economy sucks now and cost of living is very high in the places I would like to live. That's why I will work in area where the cost of living is cheap for a period of time and save some money. That way I can be able to have monies to spend in California when I move back. Otherwise, trying to buy a nice (or even decent) home (among other things) in SF, LA, or SD as soon as you become an attending will cost you a pretty penny.

Oh, also considering being involved with some projects in another country when I am older, so we will see what happens with that. 😎

I suggest you may not know where to go on the EC.

At any rate, housing and the COL is an outrage in Cali.

 

[jl lin]

Check the house prices in Tampa, Sarasota, etc. in Florida, then. I don't think any other place can beat the beaches in here.

Problem is, from what I hear, many of the hospitals suck and are not cutting edge down in FL, say as compared with up in the NE.

 

[thamsenman]

I'd probably want to stay in San Francisco. 🙂

 

[Morsetlis]

You, me, Castro on a Friday Night?

 

[thamsenman]

You, me, Castro on a Friday Night?

Sure.

Whenever I walk around the Castro I get these weird hungry gay man stares. lmao

A lot of drunks though.

 

[bookfreak89]

I suggest you may not know where to go on the EC.

At any rate, housing and the COL is an outrage in Cali.

Okay, I shouldn't generalize. By "East Coast", I meant NYC and NJ. 😛

That being said, where on the East Coast is humidity low? 😕

 

[Geekchick921]

Big city in the northeast, like DC, NYC, or Boston. Large teaching hospital. Small, nice place and a medium sized dog. Travel the world during whatever vacation time I have.

There, there, Philly. She didn't mean it. 🙂

 

[MedStudentWanna]

California = 0% humidity.

Maybe. But your state shakes.

 

[ceng2doc]

Problem is, from what I hear, many of the hospitals suck and are not cutting edge down in FL, say as compared with up in the NE.

No, I'm not suggesting Florida, at all. But, I saw Tampa General, and it's really cool. I haven't seen any other hospital campus located on a dedicated island. They've always been among the best hospitals of the country.

However, I'm a former southern Californian (USC grad school), who hates Tampa, and considers either the west coast or Texas. GA, NC, SC, NJ come after them.

 

[ceng2doc]

Maybe. But your state shakes.

It rocks, too.

 

[siliso]

#1 is family nearby. With kids, this is a big deal, and means we'll be staying put in the midwest. Cost of living, housing, and job opportunities for spouse are also attractive.

 

[NerdyAndrea]

I want to live and work in Ilwaco, WA it's right on the beach. They have a great small rural hospital, housing prices are great.

I have this dream, work in Ilwaco at the rural underserved hospital, travel 75 miles inland be close to my family, volunteer a couple times a month at the free clinic.

Part of huge Ilwaco dream, a nice decent sized 2 bedroom cottage somewhere in the vicinity looking at the beach, watch the waves coming in, easy commute to Astoria Oregon, about 10 miles.

Median home price is $120,000.

I am aiming to have that someone who can clean house for me a couple of times a week, and a poodle. Thats my big huge medicine dream, and really what I hope to accomplish!

A

 

[kami333]

I think I want to try the South for a few years, or Alaska. I've lived pretty much everywhere else (New England, East Coast, Rockies, and am currently trying out the Mid-West). California isn't my thing, but I could do the Pacific Northwest.

And if I can ever figure out how to get a non-employer based visa, I'd move back to Europe. Maybe go back to Japan for a few years, but the language barrier probably won't fly with my partner.

 

[Morsetlis]

Not too much of a beach person, I'd consider Colorado (always wanted to live in Colorado Springs for a while and have never been there). I really liked Kansas City though.

My dad says I'd probably enjoy living in New England a lot even though I've never been there.

As for Mexico, Mexico City is definitely out. Lived there far too long for my taste. It has some nice things, but the place is teeming with doctors. I don't want to live 14 hour work schedules with a 3 hour traffic commute in an overpriced tiny apartment dying of exhaustion just to make ends meet for the sake of living here, yuck. I still don't understand why in the hell does half of my family insist in living in this city claiming it's the best place in the planet.

I liked Playa del Carmen, as an MD it's an AWESOME place to live in, especially if you're a specialist because you have no competition. Houses are still relatively cheap (insanely cheap for even an American resident salary). There's a lot of nice 2-3 bedroom houses in safe neighborhoods just a few minutes by car from the beach for just 100,000 US dollars.

In Playa (it's just 40 minutes away from Cancun), I could work just parttime and hang out in the beach. They are about to open a public hospital which is the sort of working environment I enjoy and no matter what specialty, I could land a good job there. Heck, even with just an MD I'm going going to get i could get instant work there, it's amazing. I could give afternoon or weekend consult in the private hospitals or whatever. Chill out, have a margarita on the beach, good retirement plan. August weather sucks though, but I like the laid back dress code there.

I kind of enjoy the boonies where I'm working now, could stay there for another year. Not much work, cheap rent, enough salary to save while living a modest lifestyle, enjoy vacations (something a doctor in Mexico City never has because they all have 3 jobs and their vacations never collide in all of their jobs). It's also not too far from Mexico City by car.

However, I'm kind of like a gypsy, I wouldn't settle down and live my full career in just 1 place. I'd like to work and live in many different places. I'd even like to work in Spain for a year or so, that would be fun. I'd enjoy living in a rural Basque community very much.

I'm not too interested in living in major cities, though living in NYC for a year might be fun. I prefer living in rural areas.

You should write a guide to living in Mexico!

 

[kansaskid]

I'm finishing up undergrad in Boston and I'm thinking that I'd like to go back to the midwest. Family is there which will be important for kid raising, especially since I want to have children early on...I'm thinking of doing the Kansas Loan replayment program which would mean I'd do 4 years post-residency in an underserved rural area in Kansas, but would have zero med school debt...which is a pretty attractive idea. Right now I'm thinking peds, but I am pretty sure I want to specialize. With this program I can just do a fellowship after the 4 primary care years. After that, I'm thinking: Kansas City, Houston, Austin, etc. I'd like to keep things in Kansas or Texas due to family reasons. My fiance wants to go into clinical adolescent psychology, so anywhere with a school district works for him!

 

[caseofthemndays]

SoCal!! 'nuff said

 

[estradiol9]

I was born and raised in NJ. I live pretty much right between UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School and UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson.. I hope to go to one of those schools. If I do, I will most likely continue to live in Jersey. I can't imagine myself leaving after living here for my whole life.

If I did have to choose somewhere else to live, I'd pick Cali.. suburbs of Los Angeles.

 

[bookfreak89]

Maybe. But your state shakes.

Yeah, I know. 🙁

 

[coldweatherblue]

shake it shake it baby..

 

[Skyrockavatar]

Agreed. Virginia is great.

I live in VA right now. If you do not want to make money, Virginia is great. My dad moved from Memphis to Richmond and his pay dipped 150 grand for the same position. If you want to work less and get paid more, Va shd be last choice. Maybe closer to retirement

 

[Sesom]

The big island of hawaii! for sure, good hiking, snowboarding, surfing. and I don't have to live in the snow every winter!!!!!

 

[RavensGal]

I think the Midwest or specifically Colorado would be nice. I want to go to med school somewhere up north, preferably chicago, then eventually move to the midwest. or really anywhere thats near mountains. and ideally I would not go back to MD or NC. and I'm not a big VA fan..
Also I really don't want to go more south then NC..its about as southern as I can handle here..